Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Eyeliner Review

I have only used this gel eye liner and not sure if it is just me or the product but I was't really impressed with the color pay off over time and the precision of using it (probably my own fault) only used in a handful of times but tend to lean more towards liquid eye liner as a preference

I wear gel liner most days. These were the first gel eyeliner I ever used. They are very smooth and easy to apply and get a clean line with a bit of practise. The brush that comes with this product is awesome! And the only thing I use for my gel eye liners. But I find after a few hours this eye liner does tend to slip a little on my skin and it bleeds along creases and doesnt stay where I put it. So I use the black if I want to blend and make a smudgy black eye. I now use the bobbi brown gel liners if i want a clean defined cat eye. It is more expensive but super staying power. It is a thicker product and slightly harder to apply and dries alot faster than the maybelline so not as easy to blend out or smudge. I use the brown gel with a brow brush as a brow filler. Works great! So I will continue to buy the brown for my brows. And the black to blend out for a less defined look. But if the bobbi brown gel isnt in your budget. These are the next best thing.

Easy to use but the brush that comes with it is pretty average. I find that you need a fair bit of product to get it really dark but that it lasts a long time once it has set. Definitely a good inexpensive gel liner

Not the worst, not the best. Slightly overpriced, but so is everything in NZ. I've found some other, better, cheaper alternatives.

Like the title says I kind of have a love hate relationship with this product. The brush it comes with isn't quite thin enough to do thin lines so I only use this eyeliner when I want a very bold look like a Cats Eye. I have blackest black which is really great for evening and darker looks. I do like using it as it is a lot easier to use than eye pencils. However it does dry out quite easy which can make it hard to put on. It also runs quite easily so I wouldn't use it during hot weather. That said it is also really hard to get it off if you can't afford the good eye make up remover. I don't actually know why I like using this product but there is just something about it that I love.

I first gave this product a go a couple of years ago. I remember specifically purchasing it to do my makeup for a night out, but stop using it because it smudged like nothing I'd seen before! A couple of years later I decided to give it another go, and I'm pleased I did as it's something I now use on a regular basis. I don't know what happened the first time I used it, but I don't have any issues with the eyeliner smudging now (which could be in part to me now using a different primer and be better at my application!).

The liner has quite good pigmentation although you do have to go over the line a couple of times if you want solid definition. I don't find that to be a bad thing anyway as I'd rather build up the thickness and darkness bit by bit anyway. I don't have a very good hand when it comes to doing things like wings etc. with my eyeliner, but this has been one of the first eyeliners I've used where I've been able to get the look (consistently) that I want due to it being pretty easy to use. Staying-power is pretty good too - it lasts me at least 8 hours during the day.

Maybeline gel eyelines is my first gel eyeliner product. I didn't want to splurge on expensive products to try it for the first time. Oh dear, was I impressed, I loved it. Since then I have turned back to liquid liners. I own 3 colors in Maybeline gel liner range and I use it everyday. Its easy to apply with the brush it comes. Only thing about this product is it doesn't last long as the products suggests 24 hours wear. I use it to work everyday and by evening the line is lighter or almost gone. Need to reapply if you are heading out in the eve.

I bought this because my liquid eyeliner had run out and well to be completely honest it was a slight let down! I bought the charcoal because I was after a slightly less harsher look, but honestly I wish I'd bought the black! The charcoal is extremely grey. Im finding the brush quite hard to use, but I guess with more practice it'll get better :)

After using MAC Gel eye liner, shiseido creamy eye liner, I thought giving the maybelline a go since it was cheap and was easy availability (Countdown). It's really easy to apply, soft and creamy in it's texture. I have got blackest black and the brown one. I often found myself using the brown more to make my eye colour stand out. I loved it! Then 2 months later, I opened this pot and found it dried out on me. I guess it was time to say RIP. How long does the eye gel last any way?

I've been using this for a few years now. I love it 90% of the time. It's easy to apply (if you use an eyeliner brush and not the brush that comes with it), it has a creamy texture that's not too messy. However, after setting this with black shadow, it still seems to smudge on me (the 10% that I don't like). I am still on the hunt for a smudge free gel liner that is just as black.